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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026

Introduction

Bachelor of Science with Education (B.Sc.Ed.) is a programme that was established in the
year 1975 with the co-operation of the Faculty of Education. It is designed to provide
students with opportunities to become certified physics, chemistry, biology, or mathematics
teachers at the secondary and pre-university levels. The programme will cater to students
with solid grounding in physics, chemistry, biology or mathematics content knowledge.
Students will also be provided with the pedagogical knowledge and skills to professionally
equip them to become effective classroom teachers.

The programme had been recently reviewed to ensure the curriculum will prepare students
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to adapt to the 21 century challenges of teaching science or mathematics. Students will get
to graduate after a minimum of 8 semesters where they will have to complete 141 credits
comprising of courses from the University Courses (22 credits); Faculty Core Courses (8
credits), Faculty Elective Courses (8 credits), Science Major Courses (66 credits), and
Education Minor Courses (37 credits).

Apart from the lectures in the Science Major Courses, students will be posted to schools to
undergo professional preparation as school teachers as part of the Education Minor Courses.
Students get to choose their preferred specialization to become either a physics, chemistry,
biology, or mathematics teacher that is qualified to teach not only at public secondary
schools but also at the private secondary schools or pre-university colleges.

The accreditation status of this programme, as
recognized by Malaysian Qualifications Agency
(MQA), can be accessed by scanning the QR code
below.

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